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Question

How can I pursuade my parents to let me get a gerbil? They know that I am responsible, but they just don't want one! I will be watching my cousin's gerbil soon, any ideas?

Answer 1

Okay show your parents that you can take care of the gerbil by playing with it everyday and feed him spechial food, and do research on them so then you can show your parents 1 you know how to take care of it and 2 you are serious and comited it taking care of it!  :)

Answer 2

first of all you need 2 not 1, 2!!! they will become lonely and depressed and if you are a good pet owner you will respect there needs and buy a second and if youre not, dont get a gerbil at all, sorry if that sounded rude i just hate it when people dont understand the needs of their pets, try doing some research on them first  then you will be knowledgable on the pet so you can give it the right care and you can make like youre own book on gerbils on their care thats what i did and my parents let me get 2 gerbils i also put in the book why i want a gerbil what my responsibilities are as an owner and the gerbils special needs and requirements.

Answer 3

well maybe if you can show your parents that you are responsible and take care of it all buy yourself with no mess or anything it might be hard for them to say no.

also you could try showing them about gerbils and say that you will pay for everything

hope this help.

Answer 4

Tell them it would be a good way for you to learn responsibility, and offer to pay for it with your allowance or whatever.  They might not want it in the house simply because it's a rodent, so you need to make sure you have lots of information so that you can answer any questions that may come up.  If you successfully look after your cousins gerbil, that should help too.

Good luck:)

Answer 5

tel them that it is wt u realy want say ur look after it they dint even have to c it just give all the positives about gerbils or just go get 1 that not nice really but they cant make u take it bk they wont have it bk beacuse it would have to go with the same fanily and u could garenty that the family had gome

Answer 6

treat that gerbil like it was a human baby..

show your rents how much you care..

Answer 7

I just answered your other question, but I'll answer this one too. Ha.

The best way is to show them you're responsible and can handle it. Since you'll be watching your cousin's gerbil soon, it's a good chance to show them. Take very, very good are of your cousin's gerbil. Casually slip in little facts that you've learned. For example, if your parents are around when the gerbil is digging, you could say something like "Did you know that gerbils love digging. They're best housed in tanks with a mesh lid so that the bedding doesn't go everywhere and you can put a lot in there." This will show them that you've been doing research and learned about them.

Just let them know that gerbils are very low maintenance pets. Since they're easy to care for, they're ideal pets for children to care for themselves. Show them how great gerbils can be. However, if they continue to say no, it may be best to be mature about it and accept their answer. You may not like it, but life's not always fair. Things don't always turn out the way you want them to. Believe me. I wanted a puppy SO badly for the longest time. My mom kept saying no, so one day, I just gave up and accepted it. Now, I co-own a dog, and I'm really happy about that.

Answer 8

i wrote a report on hamsters, like how much they will cost, what breed you want and why, and cover concerns like noise at night. provide an answer, like, i will buy a silent wheel so they will not bother me, and for smell, scented bedding is now available and it would remove all the odor from the already very clean animals. type it out very formally and give it to them. it worked for me!!!!!!

Answer 9

get a rat they are better

Answer 10

You can look them up on line, learn more about them..show your parents how responsible you are..ex.taking care of younger bro's and sis's or family members. You can also let them watch care voids on you tube..that's what my parents did when i got a guinea pig!!!